For hip pain, lay on side with pillow between knees to keep them parallel as possible.

@needAdvice - before I had my hip replaced I would sleep with a foam pillow between knees. I suppose a pillow would serve the same purpose. Feel better soon!

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I guess you have had MRI s to confirm the hip problem. Mine came from the knee. I was doing the pillow and the dr told me the pillow was making the hip worse! I thought a soft mattress would be bp better but I am finding I have less pain if it is firmer. We bought a sleep number bed and I can adjust the firmness and softness to what ever I want. Some times I just change it in the middle iPod the night. I can't use any of that topical stuff. I break out Ina rash. I do alternate heat and cold on it and there is a product called thermacare which is a portable no electric heating paid that helps my back and hip. I hope you are going to a specialist for this.

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nothing helps when the hips hurt, last night was one, I coulnt get comfy, finally at 9 I did, For daughter was on the phone and she was laugjhing so hard with my son, That joy alone made me laugh, and finally fall asleep.

If laying on my side a pillow between the legs is something I never go without and now since both hips have been done I sleep on my back with a pillow under both knees. I'm propped up on pillows under my head which is not the most comfortable position but the only choice I have. I've gotten used to it now.